Recycled (Nektar album)

Recycled
Studio album by Nektar
Released	October 1975 (Germany) January 1976 (US) January 1977 (UK)
Recorded	July – August 1975
Studio	Château d'Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, France and Air Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock [1]
Length	36:49
Label	Bacillus (Germany) Passport Records (US) Decca (UK)
Producer	Peter Hauke, Nektar
Nektar chronology
Down to Earth (1974) Recycled (1975) Live in New York (1977)

Recycled is the sixth album from the English progressive rock band Nektar. It is a concept album addressing the band members' concerns about the environment. There are only two songs on the album, one for each side, titled simply "Part One" and "Part Two". "Part One" tells the tale of a nightmarish future in which only "recycled energy" remains, while "Part Two" revolves around more present-day concerns about tourism despoiling untouched wilderness.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Allmusic gave the album a mixed retrospective review. They criticized the album as lacking the instrumental prowess, enthusiasm, and band cohesion that the players had shown on Nektar's previous albums. However, they acknowledged that "What does hold strong is Nektar's ability to conjure up a science-fiction atmosphere through the unorthodox application of percussion, guitar, and keyboards." ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Nektar.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Recycled, Part One" a. "Recycle" b. "Cybernetic Consumption" c. "Recycle Countdown" d. "Automaton Horrorscope" e. "Recycling" f. "Flight to Reality" g. "Unendless Imagination?"	17:39 2:45 2:10 1:52 3:03 1:51 1:19 4:39

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Recycled, Part Two" a. "São Paulo Sunrise" b. "Costa del Sol" c. "Marvellous Moses" d. "It's All Over"	19:10 3:05 4:03 6:35 5:27

Credits

• Roye Albrighton - lead vocals, guitars
• Mick Brockett - visual environment
• Alan "Taff" Freeman - keyboards, backing vocals
• Ron Howden - drums, percussion
• Derek "Mo" Moore - bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Larry Fast - Moog synthesizer
• The English Chorale conducted by Robert Howes, arranged by Christian Kolonovits

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [2]	89

Chart (2024)	Peak position
UK Progressive Albums (OCC) [3]	16

References

1. Recycled at AllMusic
2. "Nektar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
3. "Official Progressive Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

External links

• Recycled at TheNektarProject.com